Progress... (June, mostly)

Since this is a reading as well as a book review blog, I figure that people who read/stumble upon this blog might want to actually know about what I cover on a weekly (or monthly if I get that lazy) basis. I don't intend to review every book I read because, well, some are doggone hard to analyze the plot of, let alone give a consumer opinion on!

However some of these I've already reviewed on other websites- 'ciao!' and 'Dooyoo'. Despite saying otherwise in my intro post, I've decided that cross-posting old reviews onto this blog is pretty redundant since I want showcase my new reviews on here rather than previous stuff for the sake of filler. So if possible I have linked you to my book reviews on Dooyoo if you want to check them out. :)

Books I read in June- 9th July:

'The Final Reckoning' by Sam Bourne
'The Falcons of Montabard' by Elizabeth Chadwick
'The Midas Code' by Boyd Morrisson
'The Night Circus' by Erin Morgenstern
'1Q84' (books 1&2) by Haruki Murakami

Currently reading:

'1Q84' (book 3) by Haruki Murakami

In the reading pile:

'Remember Me' by Lesley Pearse
'I am a Cat' by Natsume Soseki

Maybe this is a bit of a stretch, but 'The Night Circus' is definitely looking to become one of my favourite books ever, and is one I'd definitely recommend, especially if you love books that are 'a feast for the senses' as some reviewers put it! Once I really got into it I found it hard to put down and it's definitely something I want to read again and again. Apparently there are talks of it being made into a film. My opinion? Given the surrealist nature of the novel it will be tricky but I will likely give it a chance depending on the trailers.

'1Q84' is proving to be a good read, but the layout, density (as it's...well, three books in two) and zig-zagging plot make it difficult to cover in a concise review. I'm very close to finishing Book 3 (less than 100 pages to go!) so will probably just detail my rambling thoughts in the next blog post.

Until next time, this is Antonia, signing off. :)